USDOT 531539MC269477

Chad Howton Trucking Llc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

32 years (granted 1994)

Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

30 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Free hotmail.com inbox on the federal record

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Chad Howton Trucking Llc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1428 Hopkinsville St, Princeton, KY 42445

Phone

(270) 365-6764

Power units

27

Drivers

22

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC269477

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Dismissed — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

3.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 30 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

20.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 30 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

⚠ flag

On-file email

chadhowtontrucking@hotmail.com — free consumer inbox, the #1 vetting flag

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: KY 08/2025 · MO 05/2025 · KY 05/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 32025: 92024: 152023: 3
Level III — Driver-only: 13Level II — Walk-around: 11Level I — Full: 6
DateStateLevel
Jun 17, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Mar 17, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Oct 3, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 23, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2025OKLevel I — Full
Jan 28, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 24, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 26, 2024KYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 6, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Nov 13, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2024KYLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 3, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2024KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2024KYLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2024KYLevel II — Walk-around
May 17, 2024KYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2024KYLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 28, 2024KYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 21, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2023KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2023KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 26, 2023KYLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 30 of 30 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

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